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1985-2005 how much has your life changed in 20 yrs?
lulu
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For those of you who watched the original Live Aid, or can remember it, how much has your life changed in 20 years?
In 20 years I've had a brilliant career, a baby, two marriages (so far!), a serious illness, a post grad and doing another degree...in no particular order. I loved my life then and I love it now.
In 20 years I've had a brilliant career, a baby, two marriages (so far!), a serious illness, a post grad and doing another degree...in no particular order. I loved my life then and I love it now.
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Aww you are still a baby
Since then, have lived with my Mum & Step-dad.
My nan died when I was 9, my grandad when 16 (he wanted me to go uni), both very close.
Altho' I hated school as most people do, have stayed on education, got 5 GCSE's, 2 A levels, and last week I got accepted for a standard degree - but have delicned it and going back sept to get the higher one which I was always aiming for.
And I'm only 21.
Now ask this Q in year 2024, probably be alot better.
PS, not had a single job yet, was hoping to get one this year. I'm still single.
A reflection of society today - cash rich and time poor. Maybe I should pack in work, or go part time.
Well two before my current partner, who I've been with since last July.
what have i done bloody hell a lot of things!!
gone through school of course left at 16 then went on to do a YTS scheme doing an NVQ in small animal care but i never came to anything so i now have a wasted NVQ!! had a few differernt part time jobs including bloody Tesco!!
Been with my hubby since i was 16 been married for 7 of those years got a flat at 20, got married a few months later then a year afte that had our first daughter!!
moved to a house when she was 9 months old where we had daughter number 2 just over a year later!!
moved again 3 years ago into a house we managed to buy where we had daughter number 3 so no more moving!!
i ahve been a full time mumever since out eldest was born and it seems to ahve worked finne with uor family but if i did havce a job then i think i woudlnt see wenough of hubby as his hours change each week but i am happy right now with life!! we have had a lot done round the house this year including having a lovely conservatory finished.
of course over the year swe have had money worries and at times right now we still do but i cant really complain about life at all!!!
now what do i expect in hte next 20 years oooooooo i hope all 3 of my daughters do really well in school and end up in jobs that they really want to do and love and that they are happy, both myslef and hubby want to move to the coast but will not do that until teh kids are sorted and stable in there own lives so then we can move happily they may even want to come with us i wont mind that but hopefully they will all be off at uni so will only be home in the holidays!! i jsut hoe we all carry on to be healty happy and get what what we want and need!! especially for the kids:D
Blimey!
Well the first one lived 100 miles away and a lot of emotional problems.
The 2nd was 23 years old than me, and was a bit of a control freak, so I cheated on him with my mate.
That would make a good thread, in that case i hope my little boy does well in school and grows up healthy and happy. I hope to have bought a house somewhere, and have a succesful career in nursing (which i'm hopefully going to study at college in august) and to still be with my boyfriend (but married with another baby)
I'm still living in the same flat, doing the same work, but now self-employed rather than wage-slaving, erm........nothing much else much has changed........ :eek:
At least you are your own boss. If you want a day or a few days off, you can take them without being answerable to anyone else. That sounds like a dream situation to me.
One thing I will say is that my life has been nothing like I'd envisaged in 1985 but my core group of friends are largely the same ones. Scary, that! We used to joke that we'd be boogying in our zimmer frames together.. it may yet come to pass :eek:
Well done for taking up your teaching degree. I am totally wasted right now....got a full blown party going on here
The one sad thing about my life is that when I 'moved' on I left all my 'friends' behind. However I've made some really good friends since then and I can't ask for more...
Don't say that! You make me feel old... old...
Since Live Aid, I've started and completed my formal education, made a lot of friends, lost some friends, got a lot taller, fatter, thinner, fatter, thinner, and now much fatter (although slightly thinner than a few weeks ago). I've had a lot of different jobs, all at the same place, I've bought a business and gained and lost over £3,000,000 in one day.
I've met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, and have had a baby. Two of my dogs have died, and I've ended up with another one.
I've spent nearly eighteen years of my life under a Conservative government, and have never voted for the winning side in any election.
I've discovered a love of books that carries me through all the bad times and buoys up the good.
I've smoked for ten years and given smoking up.
But according to my mum I'm still the same as I was a five year old, twenty years ago.
Now I'm a socially aware 36 year old peace and love merchant, in a relationship since 1986, married 15 years, moved out to our present home in the back of beyond 8 years ago, Mum died 9 years ago, Dad retired and sold the family farm in 2002, four cats, no kids yet though still trying, plenty of ups and downs but currently on my way back up!
Life's been good to me, and when I think of the reasons for Live 8 I feel very blessed indeed.
Lived in Africa for 3 years during the 90's.
Now married, no kids.
But have moved home 12 times since the original Live Aid!
Yes, it does make you realise how much you take for granted in everyday life.
I now also realise that I get a hangover much easier these days...urgh, 3pm and I'm still suffering :eek: